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• So it's important for us to expand upon the academy in northern Arizona.
• Arizona Game and Fish routinely uses our academy for their officers.
• The only other northern Arizona academy that I know of that is a full-time academy that has really stood
• Our academy, Northern Arizona Regional Training and Combat Academy, we have three...
• Our academy, Northern Arizona Regional Training and Academy, we have 13 users for that academy.

Bills: HB2207, HB2225, HB2602, HB2641

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

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• It and not force it on the teachers.
• While in Arizona, we don't have a large number, and even the Arizona Department of Health Services has
• Teachers Academy.
• Teachers Academy.
• The resolution establishes the teacher pay fund administered by the Arizona Department of Education and

Bills: SB1004, SB1424, SB1497, SB1507, SB1572, SB1684, SB1711, SB1741, SB1754, SB1763, SB1798, SCR1012, SCR1041, SCR1051

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• In 2018, I was the first physical education teacher in Arizona to be honored as Arizona's Teacher of
• Currently, I'm a program director at Northern Arizona University's Arizona K-12 Center, supporting hundreds
• Arizona K-12 Center supports hundreds of first-year teachers across all K-12 disciplines statewide.
• Teachers Academy.
• And that was at Arizona State University, not at Columbia, not in Arizona.

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

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• We love Pluto here in Arizona.
• So I come before you today not just as an Arizona State Senator, but as the first Arizona State Space
• Arizona already hosts major players.
• So I come before you today, not just as an Arizona State Senator, but as the first Arizona State Space
• Arizona already hosts major players.

Bills: SB1020, SB1107, SB1117, SB1160, SB1216, SB1308

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

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• Kimmy Dillon, America First Works here in Arizona. Mr.
• We have Harrison Redman, ACLU of Arizona.
• exposure for Arizona agencies?
• Arizona families see no relief in sight.
• SB 1055 takes Arizona in the opposite direction.

Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107

Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy

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• It would crush Arizona businesses and Arizona workers. I vote no.
• Arizona businesses and Arizona workers, I vote no, no, no. 8:11:01. I got a great staff.
• the Commission to recommend to the Arizona Finance Authority and the Arizona Industrial Development
• There are 170-ish licenses in Arizona.
• I was educated here in Arizona at the University of Arizona. I graduated in 1995.

Bills: SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes

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• Sir, how many transgender students play sports in Arizona, in the entire state of Arizona?
• High School here in Arizona.
• If a teacher strike or organized work stoppage occurs in violation of the prohibition, the Arizona Department
• Arizona schools are struggling to recruit and retain qualified teachers.
• Teachers are voters, teachers are parents?

Bills: HB2020, HB2032, HB2033, HB2249, HB2313, HB2318, HB2378, HCR2003

Keywords: interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy

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• Well, good morning, members of the Arizona Legislature.
• Arizona demand is a major driver.
• Arizona is growing.
• The bill continues the Arizona Competes program indefinitely.
• Arizona is in a different position now, both economically.

Bills: HB2746, HB2751, HB2752, HB2753

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona competes fund, economic development, fund repeal, state finances, state appropriations, Arizona Commerce Authority, job creation, business incentives, commerce authority, public-private partnership, business regulation, Arizona governance, 1182, all

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• It gives community college students four years of eligibility for the Arizona Teachers Academy rather
• With the big support that we provided to the Teachers Academy last year and last session, this bill allows
• But I will just bring it back to rural Arizona again.
• Okay. the Arizona Association Community Managers.
• You mentioned the heat of Arizona.

Bills: HB2128, HB2255, HB2397, HB2429, HB2591, HB2680, HB2834, HB2868, HB2911, HB2951, HB2979, HB2991, HB2996, HB2999, HB4001, HB4011, HB4017, HB4020, HB4026, HB4086, HB4088, HB2244, HB2342

Keywords: homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure

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• Do you have an operation in Arizona? Are you looking to move to Arizona?
• I'm new to the Arizona process. My apologies. Mr.
• Compounding pharmacies in Arizona are already highly regulated, licensed, and inspected by the Arizona
• I'm here on behalf of the Arizona Pharmacy Association.
• Currently, compliance checks in Arizona are done by the Arizona Attorney General's office in coordination

Bills: HB2746, HB2750, HB2765, HB4036

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

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• We're well into the filing season in Arizona.
• It applies the Trump tax cuts to Arizona taxpayers. It applies the Trump tax cuts to Arizona...
• It applies the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona taxpayers.
• It applies the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona. Cuts on to Arizona taxpayers.
• So we can grow the Arizona economy. So there can be higher wages for Arizona workers.

Bills: HB2011, HB2089, HB2090, HB2092, HB2477, HB2785

Keywords: individual income tax, subtraction, Arizona Revised Statutes, retirement benefits, adoption costs, charitable contributions, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, education savings

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• I'm here on behalf of Common Cause Arizona to oppose House Bill 2908.
• I'm taking money from Save Our Schools or the teachers union.
• I'm taking money from Save Our Schools or the teachers union.
• It allows the state of Arizona to govern.
• the state of Arizona to actually put the needs of Arizona first.

Bills: HB2424, HB2608, HB2775, HB2805, HB2908

Keywords: Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services

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• Dean Miller, representing the Water Utilities Association of Arizona.
• For the record, Jeff Gray, Central Arizona Project.
• Arizona energy economy.
• And the only pipelines New refineries in Arizona.
• Dean Miller representing Arizona Water.

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

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• I appear today on behalf of the patients of Arizona, your constituents, and you.
• The project in Tucson, Arizona, fortunately, was canceled.
• Well, that's the way I feel when they place them out there in rural Arizona.
• Well, that's the way I feel when they place them out there in rural Arizona.
• Well, that's the way I feel when they place them out there in rural Arizona.

Bills: SB1005, SB1202, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1287

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

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• It’s about foreign entities buying land in Arizona.
• And I don't stop there in Welton, Arizona.
• I am from Rural Arizona Action.
• If I am, so are thousands of Arizona residents. Thanks.
• Furthermore, this goes against a great Arizona tradition.

Bills: HB2167, HB2168, HB2169, HB2171, HB2790, HB2905, HCM2005

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• This is a legacy in our state of Arizona.
• This is life or death for us in rural Arizona. This is a transcendent issue.
• The State of Arizona spends approximately $2,100 per second.
• Many people in Arizona have voted for his policies.
• There are people who come here from other states needing an Arizona ID.

Bills: SB1063, SB1118, SB1153, SB1154, SB1209, SCM1001

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate

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• Prior to me being a teacher in the East Long Middle Public School system, I was a paraprofessional at
• I reached out to an attorney through the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and through all of our efforts
• Though when I... ...I became a teacher there, I was able to join the MTRS service and I was able to have
• So I had two years as a teacher there prior to moving to East Long Middle Public Schools.
• retirement benefits for Valerie DeRasio, or Darazio, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Bills: H5159, H5110, H3900, H5054, H5034, H4977, S2939, H4747, S2942, H4742, H4698

Keywords: retirement, teachers, service credit, superannuation, Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System, Petersham, police employment, age requirement, public service, retirement benefits, retirement age, special police officers, Kingston, public safety, law enforcement, pre-employment examinations, disability retirement, record maintenance, Peabody, local government

Summary: The Public Service Committee heard testimony on a series of retirement, public safety, and personnel bills. The first major item was House Bill 5054, which would allow an affidavit to substitute for missing pre-employment medical records for public safety personnel in Peabody. Representative Tom Walsh, Mayor Ted Bettencourt, Fire Chief Jay Dowling, Chief Thomas Griffin, and Senator Joan Lovely all supported the bill, explaining that a veteran firefighter’s retirement had been delayed because the city could not locate his original medical records. They said the measure would correct an administrative gap and allow him to retire honorably. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 4698, which would authorize retirement benefits for Dale Kylie, a retired state trooper whose divorce changed the circumstances underlying his retirement option selection. Representative Donald Potham said legislative action was needed because the retirement board could not make the change on its own. House Bill 3900 would raise the maximum age for special police officers in Kingston to 70; Representative Kathy LaNatra said the town has a shortage of officers and many details are being outsourced or left uncovered. Sarah Sebelli testified on House Bill 5159, seeking two years of credited service toward retirement based on prior paraprofessional work, saying she was denied credit for charter school service and is facing a degenerative eye disease that may force her to retire early. The committee then took up the remaining listed bills, including measures involving Pelham police chief employment, the New Bedford Police Association, retirement benefit transfers, age waivers for police officers, continued employment of Petersham police department members, a special police appointment in Dayton, and a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee. No additional testimony was offered on those bills. After hearing the testimony and confirming no further speakers, the committee voted to adjourn.

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• But I think you mentioned the five Cs, Arizona does.
• The Arizona Beef Council was created at the request of the Arizona beef industry, cattlemen and women
• Half of that dollar stays in Arizona for Arizona-specific programs.
• Extending our national program... every bovine in Arizona.
• Half of that dollar stays in Arizona for Arizona-specific programs.

Bills: SB1198, SB1199, SB1286, SB1683, SB1761

Keywords: Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing, commodity council, livestock, cattle industry, ranching, rural affairs, self-financed program, sunset extension, continuation bill, market development, beef products, Arizona agriculture, Title 41, Title 3, sunset review, marketing order, producer assessment, Salt River horse herd

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• Save Our Schools, Arizona.
• Saver Schools, Arizona.
• The federal and the Arizona matched.
• It does not flow through for Arizona.
• on Arizona state land.

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

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• The legislative path forward here in Arizona: the Arizona legislature has both the right and the duty
• We've heard a lot today about Arizona CAIR. Arizona CAIR is not mentioned in this bill.
• It doesn't deal with Arizona, and if Arizona is copying those same policies, then let the chips fall
• This year, the Arizona State Legislature will give the voters of Arizona the opportunity to transform
• Those of us who like me are old... year, the Arizona State Legislature will give the voters of Arizona

Bills: HB2009, HB2022, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2004, HCR2001, HM2001, HM2004

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization